Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
Summary
Removes the prohibition on inpatient psychiatric hospital admission for defendants who have already been ordered to receive treatment to restore their competency to stand trial. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 468 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 24, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Mental Health
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17104544D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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